Soul Calibur 4 SMH

[MCD]

[Rman]

She looks totally out of place.  Kinda like Gon in Tekken 3 for PSone.

[CurseoftheGods]

lol. She also has the moon attached to the end of her spear.

[Crushed]

IN THE NAME OF THE MOON
I SHALL PUNISH YOU

[Vizzys]

Animu girl total

[Robo]

what the fuck is that

[MCD]

hell if i know

[bud]

what were those people thinking when they designed those spikes

[Vizzys]

its those eyes

it would look semi-normal like every other character without them

[drew]

That is the worst thing I have ever seen in my life.

[Van Cruncheon]

the fuck

fanservice ruins everything

[AdmiralViscen]

Fuck this game.

[demi]

the fuck

fanservice ruins everything

This is what happens when you buy Mana Khemia

[Mr. Gundam]

.... and I thought Vader and Yoda were terrible...

[ferrarimanf355]

They still have time to make this character fit in with everyone else, right? No? Uh-oh...  :'(

[Joe Molotov]

Is that supposed to be somebody, or did they just decide to add some animu-looking character?

[ferrarimanf355]

Is that supposed to be somebody, or did they just decide to add some animu-looking character?

The latter, apparently. They got the guy from Sgt. Frog to contribute, but forgot to tell him to make the character not look out of place... 

[MCD]

found it:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Angol+Mois&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angol_Mois

[ferrarimanf355]

found it:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Angol+Mois&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angol_Mois

Yup, that's the one. It's not like he was even that original anyways! 

[MrAngryFace]

bwahahahaha fuk this game. Stickin with 3

[Van Cruncheon]

the fuck

fanservice ruins everything

This is what happens when you buy Mana Khemia

i have not bought it yet

[drohne]

what the fuck. i never thought i'd find myself wishing for the return of intrusive nes-style localizations, but THIS BITCH NEEDS TO GO

[MCD]

what the fuck. i never thought i'd find myself wishing for the return of intrusive nes-style localizations, but THIS BITCH NEEDS TO GO

oh yeah?

1UP: Will we see even more guest characters from other manga artists in the game?

KS: Yes, there are a few more characters from manga artists and other famous illustrators, too.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10755753&postcount=80

this ain't over yet! lol

[Oblivion]

the fuck

fanservice ruins everything

It ain't the fanservice that's the problem with this chick. :/

edit: Wait, is this character from another game/animu?

[drohne]

after prolonged flirtations, soul calibur has truly caught the smash AIDS  :'(

console version of vf5r pls

[Eric P]

[youtube=425,350]Ixo_iT5etaY[/youtube]

wow

[Robo]

after prolonged flirtations, soul calibur has truly caught the smash AIDS  :'(

console version of vf5r pls

 

[bork]

This character is still better than Darth Vader or Yoda.   

The character is designed by Mine Yoshizaki, who is most famous for Keroro Gunso (Sgt. Frog).  This is "Angol Fear," I guess related to the younger character from Keroro somehow.  I like the guy's art, but the model doesn't fit the game at all.  I wish Namco would leave the "guest character" shit to just being outfit designs like in Tekken 5.  This is has gone beyond Necrid and Spawn the shitty Todd McFarlene poop in SC2.

But hey, the game's gonna have online play and not be all fucked up like SC3 was.  I'm there.  Might get it on PS3 since Vader is still less homo than Yoda.

[Smooth Groove]

I don't get the hate for Yoda.  He was pretty badass in his fight scenes, even more so than Vader. 

[bork]

I don't get the hate for Yoda.  He was pretty badass in his fight scenes, even more so than Vader. 

He's a muppet. 

Wait, I take it back.  He IS cooler than the entire Star Wars cast.

But let's get back to hating on SC4.  Stay on-topic!

[Grecco]

Thank God for XBLA and SC1

[CajoleJuice]

Thank God for my Dreamcast and SC1

I really have the urge to play it now. Since SC4 is a fucking abortion. And to think SC1 was probably my most played game of last generation. What the fuck.

[Grecco]

Im too lazy to take out my dreamcast from my closet.

Might do it someday to play some MVC2 again

[bork]

Thank God for my Dreamcast and SC1

I really have the urge to play it now. Since SC4 is a fucking abortion. And to think SC1 was probably my most played game of last generation. What the fuck.

And you know this how...?  Just don't use the guest characters if you don't like them.  I don't know if I could go back to SC1 with all the changes and new stuff the characters got...SC2 is where it's at, not the original.  Think I might play that when I get home...ON XBOX 360.   :P

Anyway, Samurai Spirits Sen is like Soul Calibur and has no dumb guest characters.  It's supposed to be out in arcades today...hope someplace here gets it.

[CajoleJuice]

I didn't like SC2 as much as the original. Probably because of the dumb mascot shit (or because I had grown so accustomed to the original). SC3 I never got into because I didn't have people to play with. I don't even know why I bothered to buy it.

[bork]

I didn't like SC2 as much as the original. Probably because of the dumb mascot shit (or because I had grown so accustomed to the original). SC3 I never got into because I didn't have people to play with. I don't even know why I bothered to buy it.

It's because SC1 wowed everyone with it's better-than-the-arcade graphics.  That's what sucked everyone into the game more than even the game play did.  By the time SC2 came out it seemed like old hat, but man is SC2 a much better game.  I didn't mind Link in the GC version but YUCK YUCK to Spawn and even Heihachi.  SC2 is also forever tainted by Necrid.  SC3 is just fucked up.  They fixed some issues with the arcade version, but that never got a home release.  My favorite thing to do is play versus matches with randomly-generated create-a-characters. 

[CajoleJuice]

Yes, Necrid was worse than all the console-exculsive mascots combined. Jesus.

And I'll admit the graphics point lyte edge. SC blew my 13-year-old mind, and I played it to fucking death.

[ferrarimanf355]

Yes, Necrid was worse than all the console-exculsive mascots combined. Jesus.

And I'll admit the graphics point lyte edge. SC blew my 13-year-old mind, and I played it to fucking death.

Necrid > Angol Fear. There, I said it. 

Thank God for my Dreamcast and SC1

I really have the urge to play it now. Since SC4 is a fucking abortion. And to think SC1 was probably my most played game of last generation. What the fuck.

And you know this how...?  Just don't use the guest characters if you don't like them.  I don't know if I could go back to SC1 with all the changes and new stuff the characters got...SC2 is where it's at, not the original.  Think I might play that when I get home...ON XBOX 360.   

Anyway, Samurai Spirits Sen is like Soul Calibur and has no dumb guest characters.  It's supposed to be out in arcades today...hope someplace here gets it.

I really hope SNK Playmore ports Samurai Spirits Sen over to the Xbox 360, without any guest characters... 

[bork]

And I'll admit the graphics point lyte edge. SC blew my 13-year-old mind, and I played it to fucking death.

Saw this first-hand at the game shop I was working at.  We imported the Japanese version in summer 1999 and people were pissing themselves when they saw the game running.  It was an easy system-seller.  I think maybe last year on GAF the game came up and I was questioning why people were calling it "revolutionary," because the only thing about the game that really made it stood out was its visuals.  People today still herald the game as something ground-breaking, but that's bullshit.

Necrid > Angol Fear. There, I said it. 

Jesus fucking christ SO MUCH HOMO never fit better.   Get your Todd McFarlene loving ass out of here.   

I really hope SNK Playmore ports Samurai Spirits Sen over to the Xbox 360, without any guest characters... 

I think it's safe to say Samurai isn't going to do that.     I'm more excited about this game than SC4.  It's a Type X-2 game and the graphics look like something beyond what the PS2 does, so I think it's safe to say this will get a next-gen port.

[CajoleJuice]

And I'll admit the graphics point lyte edge. SC blew my 13-year-old mind, and I played it to fucking death.

Saw this first-hand at the game shop I was working at.  We imported the Japanese version in summer 1999 and people were pissing themselves when they saw the game running.  It was an easy system-seller.  I think maybe last year on GAF the game came up and I was questioning why people were calling it "revolutionary," because the only thing about the game that really made it stood out was its visuals.  People today still herald the game as something ground-breaking, but that's bullshit.

Yea, I'm pretty sure I've never described it as "revolutionary." It just completely shit on every console game I had ever seen before it graphically. Also, I had never played a fighter with weapons...outside of Ergeiz (however the fuck you spell it). Was it the first successful weapon-based console fighter?

[TVC15]

Are any of the PS2 SC games widescreen?

[Van Cruncheon]

sc3 is, and supports 480p


i still think it's the best-looking fighter of last generation by far

[bork]

Yea, I'm pretty sure I've never described it as "revolutionary." It just completely shit on every console game I had ever seen before it graphically. Also, I had never played a fighter with weapons...outside of Ergeiz (however the fuck you spell it). Was it the first successful weapon-based console fighter?

 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(



I think you could say it (starting with Soul Edge)  was the first successful weapons-based 3D fighter, but Toshinden did come out first, and the original sold decently enough at the time if I remember right.  There was also Capcom's Star Gladiator (The original playing very similar to Soul Edge, but I think Soul Edge hit arcades first) and later on Sega's Last Bronx.  The latter I'd love to see an updated version of, since there are no real modern weapon-based fighters out there.

Are any of the PS2 SC games widescreen?

I want to say SC2 is also 480p and has widescreen just like SC3.  Been a while though.  I was thinking of picking up a Japanese SC2 PS2 copy up so I can try it upscaled to 1080i or 1080p...the Xbox version offers 720p but forces a 4:3 aspect ratio on the game when you do this.  But the J-SC2s are a little inferior to the U.S. versions...they changed some of the music and also added the bonus vs. characters into the U.S. versions.

sc3 is, and supports 480p


i still think it's the best-looking fighter of last generation by far

Some of SC3's backgrounds are just  .  But is it better-looking than Tekken 5/DR?  Hmm...definitely shits all over Tekken's animation, but that's no real surprise.

[Smooth Groove]

sc3 is, and supports 480p


i still think it's the best-looking fighter of last generation by far

SC2 looks better in 720P althought it's limited to 4x3 in 720p mode. 

[bork]

Smooth, have you ever tried SC2 or SC3 upscaled on a PS3 before?  Come to think of it, I don't think I ever tried SC3 in 1080p.

[Smooth Groove]

No, I rarely play last-gen games any more, unless you count the WII as last gen.  The PS3's upscaling does wonders for DVD but seems to do little for PS2 games. 

PS2 games' native 480P rendering (in games that support it) looked better than upscaled 1080P. 

I bought all 3 versions of SC2.  The Xbox version looked the best because it could run in 720p. 

[bork]

I bought all three versions too.  Multiple times counting the Japanese and American releases.     But I didn't have a TV capable of outputting 720p at the time.

[bork]

Borys

PLEASE HAVE SAMURAI SPIRITS SEN TODAY, ARCADES OF KANAZAWA.  PUREESU.

[CajoleJuice]

Borys speaks the truth.

[bork]

TEN MINUTES UNTIL SAMURAI SEARCH 2008 BEGINS.

[Smooth Groove]

TEN MINUTES UNTIL SAMURAI SEARCH 2008 BEGINS.

Is there a trailer? 

[MrAngryFace]

Saying SC2 looks better than SC3 is grade a fuck distinguished mentally-challenged. SC2 looks WORSE upscales cause the textures blow cuz theyre so basic

[bork]

Well, check out the "what are you playing thread" for today.  I am disappointed.